Did I have two tests and three papers due today? why yes, I did. It was stressful, BUT its all done and we got on our way to Ireland which makes up for it!
Unlike our other trips out of the country, this time we didnt fly out of Madrid, instead we flew out of Faro, Portugal. Its about a three hour drive from Sevilla (instead of the 6 hours to Madrid) and was cheaper, which seemed perfect when we bought the tickets.
So, as usual we hopped on the bus at about midnight in order to arrive at the airport in the wee hours of the morning. However, upon our arrival to Faro, we were dropped off at the sketchiest place I've ever seen. When we left Sevilla, we departed from a bus station, equipped with a station, ticket booths, bathrooms.. the works. We were dropped off at a sign "Station 5" at two thirty in the morning. Needless to say, we hightailed it out of there, catching the first cab that we saw. On our way to the airport, we passed through winding neighborhood streets filled with stucco houses with the paint peeling so much that you couldn't tell which color the paint was.
Ten minutes later we reached the airport... If we thought the bus "station" was sketchy, the airport had reached a new level. The doors were open, so in we went. All the lights were off and there was not a soul in sight. The first stop was the bathroom in which only about one third of the lights were on, half the stalls empty but locked, and one toilet that continually flushed.
This airport could have easily passed as a scene from a horror movie, in which two girls are murdered via zombies (or anything else..). Around three thirty we finally decided to try to sleep on some benches until our flight at 6:30. We were fortunate to see that there were three or so people sleeping on benches, and one solitary security guard meandering about.
Unlike our other trips out of the country, this time we didnt fly out of Madrid, instead we flew out of Faro, Portugal. Its about a three hour drive from Sevilla (instead of the 6 hours to Madrid) and was cheaper, which seemed perfect when we bought the tickets.
So, as usual we hopped on the bus at about midnight in order to arrive at the airport in the wee hours of the morning. However, upon our arrival to Faro, we were dropped off at the sketchiest place I've ever seen. When we left Sevilla, we departed from a bus station, equipped with a station, ticket booths, bathrooms.. the works. We were dropped off at a sign "Station 5" at two thirty in the morning. Needless to say, we hightailed it out of there, catching the first cab that we saw. On our way to the airport, we passed through winding neighborhood streets filled with stucco houses with the paint peeling so much that you couldn't tell which color the paint was.
Ten minutes later we reached the airport... If we thought the bus "station" was sketchy, the airport had reached a new level. The doors were open, so in we went. All the lights were off and there was not a soul in sight. The first stop was the bathroom in which only about one third of the lights were on, half the stalls empty but locked, and one toilet that continually flushed.
This airport could have easily passed as a scene from a horror movie, in which two girls are murdered via zombies (or anything else..). Around three thirty we finally decided to try to sleep on some benches until our flight at 6:30. We were fortunate to see that there were three or so people sleeping on benches, and one solitary security guard meandering about.
Picture of the day 1: The bus "station" we were dropped off at, at two thirty in the morning
Picture of the day 2: The deserted Faro airport. This picture is actually deceivingly bright because we were standing next to the bathrooms. The rest of the airport was not nearly as well lit...
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